RADFORD-DENSON FAMILY CEMETERY, Lovett, Madison County, Florida File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Joseph T. Burval, e-mail: JBurval@mindspring.com COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Copyright (c) 1990 by Joseph T. Burval, Publisher. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the Publisher. The publisher donates the contents of this file in digital format to USGenWeb Project Archives for inclusion in USGenWeb's Digital Library (Archives) for the purpose of making this work freely available to researchers under the rules and policies of The USGenWeb Project. USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. This file may not be removed from this server or altered in any way for placement on another server without the consent of the State and USGenWeb Project coordinators and the contributor. CORRECTIONS AND ERRORS: Comments from readers concerning errors in the data, or information readers may have about unmarked graves should be addressed to Joseph T. Burval, 1995 Parkwood Road, Charleston, West Virginia 25314, USA or e-mail at JBurval@mindspring.com ******************************************************************************* INTRODUCTION The tombstone inscriptions for the cemetery below are the same as those contained in the book "Madison County Florida Cemeteries" authored by Joseph T. Eichelberger (Privately Published: J. T. Burval, Charleston, WV (1990)). In some cases, additions and corrections have been made. They are digitally reproduced here to make this information available to the USGenWeb Project Archives. Mr. Eichelberger surveyed all the cemeteries of Madison County, Florida known to him over an eight year period from about 1985 to 1993. In most cases, the date of the survey, as well as, the date of his second survey used to verify his data is included at the end of the listing. The reader will note the detail that Mr. Eichelberger has used to record the inscriptions in this work. This work is more than a listing of names and dates. It is the next best thing to actually seeing the gravesite in person. Its content shows the author's obvious extraordinary effort to preserve what he called the "flavor" of the tombstone by recording full inscriptions. His work includes misspellings, error notation and describing the marker's location so it can be found by the reader. Often a description of the tombstone, especially if it was unusual or damaged is included. A truly outstanding work, which will serve to preserve our heritage. Mr. Eichelberger very concisely and modestly explained his work in part as follows: "This project has been a one-man effort. As a result the readings and the typing have not been checked by a second party. To make matters worse, the elapsed time between reading the tombstones and typing the listing from notes has been rather great. Reading old notes written hurriedly in the field can be a trying experience, especially if the writer's handwriting isn't too neat." "An effort was made to preserve the "flavor" of the inscriptions by retaining misspellings and errors. In general, no attempt was made to correct any data, but occasionally observations have been inserted. These are in square brackets [] except where no confusion should result. It is hoped that few errors have been introduced in recording and typing the data, but surely some have been." It is a pleasure to donate this work to the USGenWeb Project Archives to make this very valuable information available to all researchers interested in Madison County. J. T. Burval Charleston, West Virginia October 26, 1998 ******************************************************************************* SYMBOLS USED: A "/" is used to indicate a new line on the tombstone. A "//" indicates a new section of the tombstone. "FHMM" means funeral home metal marker. "CRI" means cannot read inscription. A "#" indicates a cross as used on stones and memorials, and denotes military Service. Brackets [] indicate the authors comments and are used to distinguish comments from the tombstone inscription. Two names side by side indicate either a common headstone or two headstones on a common pedestal. Two names side by side with a third name below and indented, indicate that all three names are included on a common headstone or that all three headstones are on a common pedestal. ******************************************************************************* RADFORD-DENSON FAMILY CEMETERY FROM MADISON AT US 90, GO NORTH 1.8 MILES ON FLA 53. TAKE COUNTY ROAD 146 WEST 10.0 MILES TO COUNTY ROAD 150. TURN EAST ON 150, GO .1 MILES, TAKE FIRST HARD ROAD NORTH. GO 3.3 MILES TO CROSSROADS, TURN WEST, GO .8 MILES TO INTERSECTION WITH A DIRT ROAD FROM THE SOUTH. THE CEMETERY IS ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION. THIS A BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED CEMETERY. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SINGLE NEW GRAVE, ALL GRAVES ARE BRICKED AND SLABBED. FRONT ROW - NORTH TO SOUTH MARY ELIZA RADFORD/WIFE OF/AARON LOVETT/JUNE 21,1860/DEC 20,1931./HOW WE LOVE YOU DARLING MOTHER, SO GOOD, SO/SWEET, PATIENT AND KIND AARON LOVETT/BORN IN THOMAS COUNTY, GEORGIA/DEC 27,1841/DIED IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA/FEB 16,1927/PRECIOUS PAPA HOW WE MISS YOU LITTLE ELLA LOVETT/DIED/AUG 21,1899/GENTLE ELLA HOW WE MISS HER/WE MISS HER MORE AS TIME GOES BY/SHE'S GONE INHER WINSOME BEAUTY/IN HER TRUTH AND HER LOVE LITTLE/EUNICE GERTRUDE LOVETT/BORN/JULY 18,1883/DIED/OCT 11,1884 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ELLA LOVETT/YIELDS HERSELF UP IN THE SPRINGTIME/OF HER LIFE/BORN DEC 13,1857/DIED JAN 20,1882/HER SMILE FILLED A HOUSE WITH GLADNESS SARAH DENSON/RADFORD/NOV 19,1830/SEPT 11,1864 HENRY RADFORD/1820 - 1880 KINCH RADFORD/1818 - 1876 SOUTH END TILLMAN R. DENSON/BORN NOV 23,1853/DIED AUG 18,1921/AGED 67 MARY A. BROWN/MAR 22,1844/FEB 27,1914 EDGAR ROY DENSON/BORN/JAN 20,1883/DIED/SEPT 27,1908 STELE: AT BASE - DENSON CORA B. DENSON/BORN/JULY 26,1885/DIED/MAR 14,1886 IDA B. DENSON/BORN/JULY 5,1862/DIED/AUG 26,1885 JOEL T. DENSON/JAN 25,1849/JULY 26,1872 ANGIE J. PEACOCK/1829 - 1863 BENTLEY/INFANT NORTH END MAXWELL FHMM: WILLIAM E. RADFORD/1924-1984 [IN 1989, THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A MONUMENT:] WILLIAM E. RADFORD, II/JULY 10,1924/JAN 12,1985 [NOTE DISCREPANCY IN DEATH DATES.] NELLIE K. RADFORD/APR 16,1892/OCT 5,1973 ALONZO JOEL RADFORD/JAN 17,1895/JAN 7,1849 WILLIAM E. RADFORD/MAR 23,1866/NOV 30,1953 ROBERTA M. RADFORD/OCT 10,1873/JAN 22,1895 JIM BOB RADFORD/SEPT 16,1893/SEPT 27,1893 NANCY H. RADFORD/FEB 17,1841/MAY 20,1913 MARTHA C. YOUNG/JULY 27,1842/JAN 20,1863 TEMPERANCE DENSON/1820 - 1875 TILMON R. DENSON/OCT 27,1808/MAY 2,1872 THOMAS ARRINGTON/DENSON,JR./1893 - 1894 MOTHER/FRANCES HENDERSON/DENSON/1865 - 1944 FATHER/THOMAS ARRINGTON/DENSON/1857 - 1935 ROBERT RICKS/DENSON/DEC 6,1888/SEPT 1,1949 MYRTIE CRANE/DENSON/JULY 23,1894/NOV 3,1969 SOUTH END #/WILLIAM M DENSON/GEORGIA/PVT US ARMY/WORLD WAR I/MAY 15 1891 APRIL 25 1958 HENRY A. DENSON/JUNE 9,1851/DEC 5,1912 JOHN R. DENSON/JULY 28,1846/JULY 25,1921 JAMES H. DENSON/JUNE 8,1862/FEB 10,1912 THOMAS/NICHOLAS ARRINGTON/BORN/MAR 13,1825/DIED/DEC 11,1881 MARTHA CYNTHIA/SECOND WIFE OF/T.N. ARRINGTON/BORN MARCH 24,1848 [NO DATE OF DEATH.] HOLCOMBE CHILD/1871 NORTH END #/JAMES MARVIN HALE/GEORGIA/S SGT ARMY AIR FORCES/WORLD WAR II AM & OLC/APRIL 30 1919 APRIL 13 1973 END OF CEMETERY RECORDED 26 FEBRUARY 1985 CHECKED 5 APRIL 1989